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ML00354 - Aurichalcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 7.5 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
~~$ 200.00~~ DISCOUNTED 50.00% OFF TO $ 100.00

An exceptionally colorful Aurichalcite from the Ojuela Mine.

ex. Mitchell Gunnell collection

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Aurichalcite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00354a.jpg]

Aurichalcite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update5/ML00354b.jpg]

ML00355 - Beryl var. Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Baltistan, N.A., Pakistan
small cabinet - 6.0 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
~~$ 1200.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 780.00

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Exceptionally clear transparency for the upper 2/3 of the crystal. Albite & muscovite add contrast at the base.

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Beryl var. Aquamarine from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, N.A., Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00355a.jpg]

Beryl var. Aquamarine from Shigar Valley, Baltistan, N.A., Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00355b.jpg]

ML00361 - Elbaite & Albite
Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan
small cabinet - 6.6 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
$ 3000.00

The white to colorless albite roses provide great contrast to the well formed tourmaline crystal.

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Elbaite & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00361a.jpg]

Elbaite & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00361b.jpg]

Elbaite & Albite from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Division, Pakistan [db_pics/update5/ML00361c.jpg]

ML00364 - Fluorite & Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
small cabinet - 7.8 x 7.0 x 3.4 cm
~~$ 500.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 325.00

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A nice group of aqua-blue fluorites with purple cores and associated calcite and quartz.

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Fluorite & Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update5/ML00364a.jpg]

Fluorite & Quartz from Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China [db_pics/update5/ML00364b.jpg]

ML00373 - Quartz var. Amethyst
Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
small cabinet - 7.7 x 5.8 x 3.5 cm
~~$ 220.00~~ DISCOUNTED 60.00% OFF TO $ 88.00

While these crystals are dominantly amethyst, they have slightly smoky zonations on some of the crystals. The crystals show double termination habits in addition to scepter formation.

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Quartz var. Amethyst from Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00373a.jpg]

Quartz var. Amethyst from Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia [db_pics/update5/ML00373b.jpg]

ML00374 - Quartz Gwindel
St. Gotthard, Lepontine Alps, Ticino, Switzerland
small cabinet - 5.6 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
$ 425.00

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Quartz Gwindel from St. Gotthard, Lepontine Alps, Ticino, Switzerland [db_pics/update5/ML00374a.jpg]

Quartz Gwindel from St. Gotthard, Lepontine Alps, Ticino, Switzerland [db_pics/update5/ML00374b.jpg]

ML00376 - Gold
Verespatak, Siebenburgen, Romania
small cabinet - 5.7 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm
$ 8000.00

Close inspection of the gold reveals great textures. The leaves are covered with triangular twinned crystals. Additionally, there are abundant thin crystals that resemble wires, however are likely elongate spinel twins. There are small pyrite crystals in the matrix. The fine-grained black druse has not been analyzed, but it looks suspiciously similar to telluride material.

Ex John Marshall collection.

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Gold from Verespatak, Siebenburgen, Romania [db_pics/update5/ML00376a.jpg]

Gold from Verespatak, Siebenburgen, Romania [db_pics/update5/ML00376b.jpg]

ML00390 - Quartz var. Amethyst
Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia
small cabinet - 8.3 x 6.0 x 3.9 cm
~~$ 800.00~~ DISCOUNTED 35.00% OFF TO $ 520.00

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A nice amethyst quartz group with well defined phantoms. The larger crystal has a nice fluid inclusion bubble.

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Quartz var. Amethyst from Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/update6/ML00390a.jpg]

Quartz var. Amethyst from Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/update6/ML00390b.jpg]

Quartz var. Amethyst from Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia [db_pics/update6/ML00390c.jpg]

ML00391 - Topaz
Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan
small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm
$ 5000.00

A large imperial topaz from katlang. Natural cracks have been gap filled, but there is no repair.

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Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00391a.jpg]

Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00391b.jpg]

Topaz from Katlang, Mardan District, NW Frontier Province, Pakistan [db_pics/update6/ML00391c.jpg]

ML00394 - Barite
Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA
small cabinet - 8.0 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
~~$ 550.00~~ DISCOUNTED 45.00% OFF TO $ 302.50

Deep amber color with a well defined chisel point termination on the main crystal.

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Barite from Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA [db_pics/update6/ML00394a.jpg]

Barite from Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota, USA [db_pics/update6/ML00394b.jpg]

ML00396 - Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
small cabinet - 5.5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
$ 500.00

This specimen consists of pyromorphite crystals up to 7mm forming a hemisphere. The backside is also crystalline, but shows a cast where the crystals formed over rounded nobs of gossan.

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Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/update6/ML00396a.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/update6/ML00396a.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/update6/ML00396b.jpg]

Pyromorphite from Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China [db_pics/update6/ML00396c.jpg]

ML00398 - Vanadinite and Aragonite
Bou la Maden, Mibladen, Morocco
small cabinet - 7.8 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm
$ 500.00

Cherry red vanadanites contrasted by white aragonite on selective faces.

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Vanadinite and Aragonite from Bou la Maden, Mibladen, Morocco [db_pics/update6/ML00398a.jpg]

Vanadinite and Aragonite from Bou la Maden, Mibladen, Morocco [db_pics/update6/ML00398b.jpg]

ML00403 - Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
small cabinet - 6.2 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm
$ 850.00

Large compact hemispheres of yellow-green adamite.

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Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update6/ML00403a.jpg]

Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update6/ML00403b.jpg]

Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico [db_pics/update6/ML00403c.jpg]

ML00406 - Barite
Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Oriental Region, Morocco
small cabinet - 7.1 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
$ 200.00

A nice spray of blue barites grading out to more earthy tones.

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Barite from Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/update6/ML00406a.jpg]

Barite from Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/update6/ML00406b.jpg]

Barite from Sidi Lahcen Mine, Nador, Oriental Region, Morocco [db_pics/update6/ML00406c.jpg]

ML00407 - Ettringite
N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa
small cabinet - 8.0 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm
~~$ 2500.00~~ DISCOUNTED 40.00% OFF TO $ 1500.00

This exceptionally large ettringite crystal is contrasted by the smaller crystals which make up the matrix. The bottom of the specimen has a druse of tiny hausmannite crystals.

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Ettringite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/update6/ML00407a.jpg]

Ettringite from N'Chwaning Mine, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa [db_pics/update6/ML00407b.jpg]

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